This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends.
Exterior view of Burbank City Hall, located at 275 E. Olive Avenue, as seen from across the street. Designed to be a modern building for its time, the art deco architecture celebrates the achievements of technology and the taming of nature. It is dominated by a central tower equivalent to a three and one half story building and flanked on either side by two two-story wings. Photograph dated March 8, 1951.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;12 x 15 cm. Photographic prints
Burbank City Hall (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) Municipal buildings--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Public buildings--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) City halls--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Sidewalks--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Streets--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Art deco (Architecture)--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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